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By Christina Watts BRONZE
Columbus, Ohio

Why do people join gangs? I think young children join gangs because rap music influences them. Some children probably grew up in a bad neighborhood where they saw people selling dr...
Christina Watts BRONZE, Columbus, Ohio
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By MissMarie PLATINUM
Fruitland Park, Florida
MissMarie PLATINUM, Fruitland Park, Florida
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"Love is just a word, until you find someone to give it definition"...

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JCR55 GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
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By emides10 BRONZE
Palatine, Illinois
emides10 BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
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By Danyelle Ernesti SILVER
Dell Rapids, South Dakota
Danyelle Ernesti SILVER, Dell Rapids, South Dakota
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Teagan_Josephson GOLD, Conifer, Colorado
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“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”

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AvaH121801 SILVER, Willard, Ohio
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"Chin up princess or the crown slips."

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arimynee BRONZE, Cleveland, Ohio
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"Enjoy the little things in life...one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things."

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By Dan-12 BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
Dan-12 BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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